Citation

Gabbe BJ, Sutherland AM, Williamson OD, Cameron PA. Aust. Health Rev. 2007; 31(4): 628-632.

Affiliation

Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Central and Eastern Clinical School, The Alfred Hospital, Commercial Road, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia. belinda.gabbe@med.monash.edu.au

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, Australian Healthcare Association, Publisher Australasian Medical Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

17973622

Abstract

To establish the use of health care services 6 months following major trauma, 243 blunt major trauma patients were recruited during their acute hospital stay and followed up by telephone interview at 6 months post-injury. Data collected at 6 months included health care service usage and their level of disability according to the Glasgow Outcome Scale--Extended (GOSE). Ninety-four percent of patients were living in the community at 6 months, and most (69%) reported continued use of health care services. Of those with ongoing disability, non-compensable patients were significantly more likely (OR 3.7; 95% CI, 1.6-8.6) to have ceased health care service use than compensable patients, independent of injury severity.

Language: en